The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Uninvited drones ruined Putin’s big economic party

We are introducing analytical digests to help you understand Ukraine’s battlefield, politics, and newest technologies.

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Jun 06, 2026
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Editor’s Note:

This story is unusual for our publication; it doesn’t center on a single human story.

Instead, it focuses on developments on the battlefield and the war’s evolving dynamics. We believe this is an important story to tell because, amid the many stories we cover, it can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the war remains the defining realit…

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